Lampert Says Fixing Sears as Difficult as Closing Guantanamo
A Sears store in Richmond, California.
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Getting long-struggling Sears to stop bleeding cash has been about as easy as closing the U.S. military prison in Cuba, according to Chief Executive Officer Edward Lampert.
Speaking at the company’s annual shareholders meeting Wednesday, Lampert compared his quest to President Barack Obama’s struggle to close the detention camp in Guantanamo Bay.